Research Guides: News Literacy

Evaluating News

Newspaper Sources

Newspaper SourcesA research guide to the newspaper sources at Pickler Memorial Library

News Literacy Sources

Digital Resource Centerfrom Stony Brook Center for News Literacy.
This is a repository for lesson plans people have used to teach news literacy, primarily to college students. You must register to use the material but registration is free.

AllSidesDisplays news coverage from "left", "right", and "center" sources. Use with caution as the categories are generated by users and reflect public perceptions of each news source rather than any actual bias in the individual articles displayed.

FactChecker.orgA product of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, this site is terrific for checking up on political claims.

PolitiFact.comThe Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact researches the claims of politicians and checks their accuracy.

SnopesOne of the oldest debunking sites on the Internet, Snopes.com focuses on widely circulating urban legends, news stories and memes.